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Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/system')
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/system/install.scm | 39 |
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm index 2e7e4eafad..2fd35e8c48 100644 --- a/gnu/system/install.scm +++ b/gnu/system/install.scm @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ #:use-module (guix store) #:use-module (guix monads) #:use-module ((guix store) #:select (%store-prefix)) + #:use-module (guix profiles) #:use-module (gnu packages admin) #:use-module (gnu packages linux) #:use-module (gnu packages cryptsetup) @@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ #:use-module (gnu packages grub) #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo) #:use-module (gnu packages compression) - #:export (installation-os)) + #:export (self-contained-tarball + installation-os)) ;;; Commentary: ;;; @@ -39,6 +41,41 @@ ;;; ;;; Code: + +(define* (self-contained-tarball #:key (guix guix)) + "Return a self-contained tarball containing a store initialized with the +closure of GUIX. The tarball contains /gnu/store, /var/guix, and a profile +under /root/.guix-profile where GUIX is installed." + (mlet %store-monad ((profile (profile-derivation + (manifest + (list (package->manifest-entry guix)))))) + (define build + #~(begin + (use-modules (guix build utils) + (gnu build install)) + + (define %root "root") + + (setenv "PATH" + (string-append #$guix "/sbin:" #$tar "/bin:" #$xz "/bin")) + + (populate-single-profile-directory %root + #:profile #$profile + #:closure "profile") + + ;; Create the tarball. Use GNU format so there's no file name + ;; length limitation. + (with-directory-excursion %root + (zero? (system* "tar" "--xz" "--format=gnu" + "-cvf" #$output "."))))) + + (gexp->derivation "guix-tarball.tar.xz" build + #:references-graphs `(("profile" ,profile)) + #:modules '((guix build utils) + (guix build store-copy) + (gnu build install))))) + + (define (log-to-info) "Return a script that spawns the Info reader on the right section of the manual." |